VOCAB WEEK

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1. EFFACE• Although he tried, he could

not efface the guilt from his conscience.

• Erosion threatens to slowly efface the ancient carvings on the rock.

• The unlucky man secretly wished to efface the past week’s events from his mind and have a good time.

1. EFFACE(v.) to wipe out .

2. MUDDLE• Too much stress or too little sleep

will almost certainly muddle a person's ability to concentrate.

• My opinion is that the Northern states will manage somehow to muddle through.

• Nevertheless, the message may be already getting muddled.

2. MUDDLE(v.) to make a mess of.

3. OPINIONATED• People are very opinionated

when it comes to music.• My grandmother was very

opinionated about politics. • Opinionated people don’t seem

to get along well with others.

3. OPINIONATED (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s ideas.

4. PERENNIAL• How to help students succeed is a

perennial discussion. • Despite my perennial attempts,

my mother will never buy me an iPad

• All I want is perennial happiness.

4. PERENNIAL(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent.

5. PREDISPOSED• My family is predisposed to high

cholesterol. • If you have a biological parent with

some diseases, you might be predisposed to getting the disease yourself.

• I had heard so many great stories about New York City, I was predisposed to like it.

5. PREDISPOSED(adj.) inclined to beforehand

6. RELINQUISH• My mom needs to relinquish

some control in the house. • I relinquished my club

responsibility to my vice president.

• I had to relinquish my right to a jury.

6. RELINQUISH(v.) to let go, give up.

7. SALVAGE• I salvaged my photos from

the fire. • The crew was able to salvage

the book from the wreckage, and keep it safe.

• I salvaged what I could of my science experiment.

7. SALVAGE(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck.

8. SPASMODIC• Spasmodic flashes of light and

booming thunderclaps were accompanied by torrential rain.

• His attendance at school was spasmodic.

• His spasmodic heart attack was over quickly, but left lasting effects.

8. SPASMODIC(adj.) sudden and violent but brief.

9. SPURIOUS• Television hosts can make many

spurious comments to sound smart.

• He was a victim of spurious rumors.

• Because they want to attract readers, many bloggers often make up spurious headlines.

9. SPURIOUS(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid.

10. UNBRIDLED• Her unbridled temper gets her

into many fights. • There was an unbridled

celebration after the game. • The mother had unbridled joy

after her daughter was born.

10. UNBRIDLED(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint.